Martha GoodParty: DemocraticHometown: Mount LookoutAge: 55Occupation: Worker in visitor services at Freedom CenterExperience: Attorney; former assistant law professor at the University of Dayton; 6th Circuit Court of Appeals mediator for six years Education: Law degree from the University of CincinnatiQuote: "The big issue is the Republican Party's abuse of their opportunities for public service."

Greg Hartmann Party: RepublicanHometown: Mount LookoutAge: 37Occupation: County clerk of courts since January 2003Experience: Former assistant county prosecutor; former attorney with Taft, Stettinius & HollisterEducation: Law degree from Pepperdine UniversityQuote: "I'm the candidate in the race with the experience in the court system and with managing an operation this large."

Lawyer Martha Good isn't just taking on the Hamilton County clerk of courts in her first run for public office - she's taking on the whole Republican Party. "They're entrenched," Good said. "People need to wake up and realize the Republican Party may not be acting in their best interests."

Good, a Democrat, is running against Clerk Greg Hartmann, whom the GOP appointed to the post in early 2003. Hartmann is a rising star in the party, having served as party executive director and assistant prosecutor.

"He was Mike Allen's protege," Good said. "I would never suggest for a minute that he shares the moral values exhibited by Allen, but he's a symptom of the system."

Hartmann says he has the experience to be county clerk, a job that involves storing and tracking county court documents.

"I know how the system works," he said. "As far as I can tell, my opponent hasn't had a case in the Hamilton County court system the past eight years."

Both candidates agree on one point. The clerk's office must find a way to protect sensitive documents currently accessible to anyone with Internet access.